Evropa Chiara Santoro Italy Artist site http://www.instagram.com/kiaesse https://artelaguna.world/artist/kiaesse.248/ Curatorial note In some countries around the world, many people have real fears that the virus situation could be ‘hijacked’ by repressive regimes or used to further entrench control. In Chiara’s work, however, we saw a number of different interpretations. In Videocrazia we saw the corona pandemic…
Videocrazia Chiara Santoro Italy Artist site http://www.instagram.com/kiaesse https://artelaguna.world/artist/kiaesse.248/ Artist Statement My aim is to create a mirror of what it’s happening in my Country. Rights and freedoms suspended in order to fight an invisible enemy. Fear and panic are some of the abilities that it has in order to create a suspended reality in…
The Last Sunset Sonia Ben Achoura London, UK ‘The Last sunset’ Oil on canvas Artist site www.soniabenachoura.com Artist Statement I have been painting intensely during the lockdown. I have created very different new paintings. The most striking is The Last Sunset- see attached in my application. I wrote a poem alongside the painting. It…
Untitled Mandy Merritt Artist site Instagram @paperpetals1 Artist Statement Since the lockdown, I have been spending my days perfecting my Art created with other people’s waste. Single-use plastic mainly bottles which are continually being found in our oceans and on our beaches, causing our Sealife massive problems and causing much of it/them to die. We…
Breakers 108 Robert Fitzmaurice Video and audio © Robert Fitzmaurice 2020 To watch the animation Robert created for this exhibition, click here Artist site https://www.fitzmaurice.works/ Instagram @robert_fitzmaurice Artist Statement My response to the call and Bruno Latour’s text was to consider how I could start building resilience to the constraints of social distancing and act as…
Letter to David Catherine Browning UK To read full text, visit here https://www.are.na/block/7544655 Curatorial note The letter sent to David Holyoake after his online talk, Earth Talk: Seizing the Opportunity After the Pandemic with Dartington Arts. Catherine was happy to contribute to our online conversation with her letter. Her letter speaks with common thoughts…
Let down the Portcullis! Mariana Elsesser London, UK Artist site Instagram @m.i.creeper Artist Statement From June 1st, lockdown restrictions are being further eased across the UK. For the 2.2 million people shielding in the UK, alarm bells are ringing. Originally advised by the government to take extra steps to protect themselves when lockdown started, they…
Self Isolating in Trees 2 Ellie Shipman Bristol, UK Main link to work: https://bit.ly/SelfIsolatinginTrees *Open link with Google Slides, click ‘Present’ for the full experience then click through the slides. Artist site www.eleanorshipman.com Instagram @ellieshipman Artist Statement Self Isolating in Trees is an ongoing, self-led artwork whereby, on my daily walk, I find a tree…
Self Isolating in Trees Ellie Shipman Bristol, UK Main link to work: https://bit.ly/SelfIsolatinginTrees *Open link with Google Slides, click ‘Present’ for the full experience then click through the slides Artist site www.eleanorshipman.com Instagram @ellieshipman Artist Statement I am a participatory artist and illustrator based in Bristol and working across the UK and internationally, recently…
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